MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS INC
10-K, 1996-09-27
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
    X             ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
   ___            THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
                     For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1996
                                       OR

   ___            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
                  For the transition period from _____________ to ____________

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-16538

                         MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                       Delaware                          94-2896096
            (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)           Identification No.)

                              120 San Gabriel Drive
                           Sunnyvale, California 94086
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 737-7600
                                                 
           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                                  Name of each exchange
                Title of each class                on which registered
                       None                               None

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                          Common Stock, $.001 Par Value

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                Yes    X                  No
                                      ---                   ---


         The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of
the registrant as of August 1, 1996 was approximately $1,349,000,000*.

         Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock, $.001
par value, as of June 30, 1996: 61,445,519.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Part II - Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996
Part III - Proxy Statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders


         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
Amendment to this Form 10-K.___________

* Excludes the Common Stock held by executive officers, directors and
stockholders whose ownership exceeds 5% of the Common Stock outstanding at
August 1, 1996. Exclusion of such shares should not be construed to indicate
that each of such persons possesses the power, direct or indirect, to control
the Registrant, or that each such person is controlled by or under common
control with the Registrant.

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                                     PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

         Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., ("Maxim" or the "Company") designs,
develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of linear and mixed-signal
integrated circuits, commonly referred to as analog circuits. The Company also
provides a range of high-frequency design processes and capabilities that can be
used in custom design. The analog market is highly fragmented and characterized
by many diverse applications, a great number of product variations, and
relatively long product life cycles. Maxim's objective is to actively develop
and market both proprietary and industry-standard analog integrated circuits
that meet the increasingly stringent quality standards demanded by customers.
Maxim operates two Class 10 wafer fabrication facilities capable of producing
0.8 and 1.2 micron CMOS and bipolar products (see "Manufacturing" below). In
addition, the Company subcontracts the fabrication of a small portion of its
silicon wafers to outside silicon foundries. Based on product announcements by
its competitors, Maxim believes that in the past 13 years it has developed more
products for the analog market, including proprietary and second- source
products, than any of its competitors over the same period.

THE ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MARKET

         All electronic signals fall into one of two categories, linear or
digital. Linear (or analog) signals represent real world phenomena, such as
temperature, pressure, sound, or speed, and are continuously variable over a
wide range of values. Digital signals represent the "ones" and "zeros" of binary
arithmetic and are either on or off.

         Three general classes of semiconductor products arise from this
partitioning of signals into linear or digital. There are those, such as
memories and microprocessors, which operate only in the digital domain. There
are linear devices such as amplifiers, references, analog multiplexers, and
switches, which operate primarily in the analog domain. Finally, there are
mixed-signal devices that combine linear and digital functions on the same
integrated circuit and interface between the analog and digital worlds. Maxim
targets the combined linear and mixed signal market, often collectively referred
to as the analog market.

         The Company believes that, compared to the digital integrated circuit
market, the analog market has generally been characterized by a wider range of
standard products used in smaller quantities by a large number of customers;
longer product life cycles; less competition from Japanese and other foreign
manufacturers; lower capital requirements as a result of using more mature
manufacturing technologies; and relatively more stable growth rates that are
less influenced by economic cycles. The Company believes that the widespread
application of low-cost microprocessor-based 



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systems has affected the market for analog integrated circuits by increasing the
need for interfaces with the analog world.

         The analog market is a highly fragmented group of niche markets,
serving numerous and widely differing applications for instrumentation,
industrial control, data processing, communications, military, video, and
selected medical equipment. For each application, different users may have
unique requirements for circuits with specific resolution, accuracy, linearity,
speed, power, and signal amplitude capability, which results in a high degree of
market complexity. Maxim's products can be used in a variety of applications but
serve only certain segments of the total analog market.

PRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONS

         The Company initially entered the analog market with a relatively
narrow portfolio of products as second sources for industry standard parts for
which there was an existing customer base. After establishing a position in the
market, the Company began to introduce technically innovative proprietary
products. Although second-sourcing continues to be a component of the Company's
product development program, current research and development emphasizes
development of proprietary circuits. The Company believes it addresses the
requirements of the market by providing competitively priced products that add
value to electronic equipment with superior quality and reliability.

         As of June 30, 1996, Maxim has introduced over 1,000 products. These
products are available with numerous packaging alternatives, including packages
for surface mount technology.

         The following table illustrates the major industries served by the
Company and typical applications for which the Company's products can be used:

                  Industry                               Typical Application
                  Communications . . . . . . . . . . .   Phones
                                                                  * Cellular
                                                                  * Cordless
                                                         Broadband Networks
                                                         Fiber Optics
                                                         Direct Broadcast TV
                                                         Video Communications
                                                         Pagers
                                                         Central Office Switches
                                                         PBX

                  Industrial Control . . . . . . . . . . Control of
                                                               *  Temperature
                                                               *  Flow



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                                                        *  Pressure
                                                        *  Velocity
                                                        *  Position
                                                      Robotics

                  Instrumentation . . . . . . .  . .  Testers
                                                      Analyzers
                                                      Data Recorders
                                                      Measuring Instruments
                                                            *  Temperature
                                                            *  Pressure
                                                            *  Speed
                                                            *  Electrical
                                                            *  Sound
                                                            *  Light
                                                      Automatic Test Equipment

                  Data Processing . . . . . . .  .    Workstations
                                                      Personal Computers
                                                      Printers
                                                      Point of Sale Terminals
                                                      Bar-code Readers
                                                      Minicomputers
                                                      Mainframes
                                                      Disk Drives
                                                      Tape Drives

         The Company also sells products for military and selected medical
equipment.

         While Maxim's proprietary products have received substantial market
acceptance, Maxim has experienced additional competition as Maxim's competitors
have developed second sources for Maxim's successful innovative proprietary
products. Typically in the semiconductor industry, when a proprietary product
becomes second sourced, the credibility of the original design is enhanced, and
there is an opportunity to increase total revenues as the potential customers'
reluctance to design in a sole source product is removed, but gross margins may
be adversely affected due to increased price competition.

PRODUCT QUALITY

         Maxim places strong emphasis on product quality from initial design
through final quality assurance. In the product design phase, Maxim applies a
set of circuit design rules that it believes results in enhanced product
reliability. Upon receipt from Maxim's own fabrication facilities, or from
silicon foundries, a majority of processed wafers are tested for conformance
with specific parameters. Products are individually 


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tested using specialized test equipment and complex programs to ensure that they
meet data sheet performance levels. In addition, long-term operating life and
mechanical stress tests are performed on samples routinely to assure continued
consistency.

MANUFACTURING

         Once a product has been designed and released to production, Maxim uses
its own wafer fabrication facilities and to a small extent silicon foundries to
produce wafers. The majority of processed wafers are subjected to parametric and
functional testing before being sent to subcontractors, where they are cut into
individual circuits and assembled into a variety of packages. Products
accounting for approximately 50% of the worldwide revenue of the Company are
functionally tested by a subcontractor located in the Philippines. The Company
owns the test equipment used by the subcontractor and pays a fee for the
operation of the test facilities. Units from these lots are then sample tested
and inspected for final quality assurance. The rest of the products are fully
tested at Maxim upon receipt from the subcontractor.

         The broad range of products demanded by the analog integrated circuit
market requires multiple manufacturing process technologies. Nineteen different
process technologies are currently used for wafer fabrication of the Company's
products. Historically, wafer fabrication of analog integrated circuits has not
required the state-of-the-art processing equipment necessary for the fabrication
of advanced digital integrated circuits although newer processes do utilize and
require some of these facilities and equipment.

         In addition, hybrid products are manufactured using a complex
multi-chip technology featuring thin-film, thick-film, and laser-trimmed
resistors.

         For redundant supply of these technologies in multiple fabrication
lines, the Company relies on its two geographically remote fabrication
facilities and, to a small extent, manufacturing subcontractors. The Company
currently uses three subcontract silicon foundries which represent less than 8%
of wafer production. Each of the subcontractors currently used by Maxim are
unrelated to Maxim.

         In December 1989, the Company acquired wafer fabrication facility
capable of producing 3 micron CMOS and bipolar products. Maxim leased the
building housing the facility and purchased all manufacturing assets required
for its manufacturing operations. In May 1994, the Company acquired a
mixed-class wafer fabrication facility capable of producing CMOS and bipolar
products (see "Item 2. Properties" below).

         As is typical in the semiconductor industry, the Company has
experienced disruptions in the supply of processed wafers due to quality
problems or failure to achieve satisfactory electrical yields. Procurement from
foundries is done by purchase order rather than long-term contracts and Maxim's
foundries could decline additional 


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purchase orders at their discretion. There can be no assurance that material
disruptions in supply will not occur in the future. If the foundries used by the
Company and its own internal wafer fabs are unable or unwilling to produce
adequate supplies of processed wafers conforming to the Company's quality
standards, the Company's business and relationships with its customers may be
adversely affected.

         As is customary in the industry, the Company ships most of its
processed wafers to foreign assembly subcontractors, located in the Philippines,
Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and Japan, where wafers are separated into
individual integrated circuits and packaged.

SALES AND MARKETING

         In the United States and Canada, the Company sells its products through
a direct sales organization comprised of 12 regional sales offices and through
distribution. The distribution portion is through four national and three
regional and/or specialist distributors with a combined total of approximately
115 locations. As is customary in the industry, domestic distributors are
entitled to certain price rebates and limited product return privileges.

         International sales are conducted by 10 Maxim sales offices and 33
sales representative organizations and distributors. The Company sells in both
United States dollars and local currency. Over half of the Company's
international sales are billed and payable in United States dollars and are
therefore not directly subject to currency exchange fluctuations. A portion of
the sales in UK, French, and German affiliates are denominated in the local
currencies. The majority of the sales to customers in Japan are denominated in
the Yen. The Company placed foreign currency forward contracts to protect the
United States dollar value of its firm commitments and net monetary assets.
Changes in the relative value of the dollar, however, may create pricing
pressures for Maxim's products. In addition, various forms of protectionist
trade legislation have been proposed in the United States and certain foreign
countries. A change in current tariff structures or other trade policies could
adversely affect the Company's foreign marketing strategies. In general, payment
terms for foreign customers, distributors and others, are longer than for U.S.
customers, and certain major foreign customers habitually pay for product well
beyond the payment dates.


         As is customary in the semiconductor industry, the Company's domestic
distributors may market products competitive with Maxim's. The Company's
independent sales representatives and foreign distributors may not represent
competitive product lines, although they are permitted to sell non-competing
products for other companies.

         International sales accounted for approximately 52%, 49% and 57% of net
revenues in fiscal 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. See Note 12 of "Financial


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Information - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" set forth in the
Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996.

         The Company also sells product directly to certain customers. In
particular, the Company has a long-term supply arrangement with Tektronix, Inc.
for the supply of products manufactured by Tektronix prior to its sale of its
integrated circuits operation ("ICO") to the Company and for new designs created
by Tektronix.

         Due to the relatively lengthy manufacturing cycle, the Company builds
some of its inventory in advance of receiving orders from its customers. As a
consequence of inaccuracies inherent in forecasting, inventory imbalances
periodically occur that result in surplus amounts of some Company products and
shortages of others. Such shortages can adversely affect customer relations;
surpluses can result in larger than desired inventory levels.

         As of June 30, 1996, the Company's backlog was approximately $140
million as compared to approximately $199 million at June 30, 1995. The Company
includes in its backlog customer released orders with firm schedules for
shipment within the next 12 months. As is customary in the semiconductor
industry, these orders may be canceled in most cases without penalty to the
customers. In addition, the Company's backlog includes its orders from domestic
distributors as to which revenues are not recognized until the products are sold
by the distributors. Accordingly, the Company believes that its backlog at any
time should not be used as a measure of future revenues.

         The Company warrants its products to its customers generally for 12
months from shipment, but in certain cases for longer periods. Warranty expense
to date has been minimal.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

         The Company believes that research and development is critical to its
future success. Objectives for the research and development function include
definition and design of innovative proprietary products that meet customer
needs, development of second-source products, design of parts for high yield and
reliability, and development of manufacturing processes to support an expanding
product line.

         Research, development, and engineering expenses were approximately
$22.6 million, $42.4 million and $47.5 million in fiscal 1994, 1995 and 1996,
respectively.

COMPETITION

         The analog integrated circuit industry is intensely competitive, and
virtually all major semiconductor companies presently compete with, or
conceivably could compete with, some segment of the Company's business. Maxim's
primary competitors are 


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Analog Devices, Inc., and Linear Technology Corporation. Other competitors with
respect to some of the Company's products include Burr-Brown Corporation, Harris
Corporation, Lucent Technologies, Micrel, Inc., Motorola, Inc., National
Semiconductor Corporation, Philips Electronics N.V., Siliconix Incorporated,
Sipex Corporation, TelCom Semiconductor, Inc., and Texas Instruments
Incorporated. While Japanese and other foreign manufacturers have not played a
major role in markets from which the Company currently derives the bulk of its
revenue, they possess the necessary technical and financial capabilities to
participate in these markets, and there can be no assurance that significant
foreign competition will not develop in the future. Many of Maxim's competitors
have substantially greater financial, manufacturing, and marketing resources
than the Company, and some of Maxim's competitors have greater technical
resources. The Company believes it competes favorably with these corporations
primarily on the basis of technical innovation, product definition, quality, and
service. There can be no assurance that competitive factors will not adversely
affect the Company's future business.

PATENTS, LICENSES, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

         The Company relies primarily upon know-how, rather than on patents, to
develop and maintain its competitive position. There can be no assurance that
others will not develop or patent similar technology or reverse engineer the
Company's products or that the confidentiality agreements with employees,
consultants, silicon foundries and other suppliers and vendors will be adequate
to protect the Company's interests.

         Maxim currently owns 55 U.S. patents and 22 foreign patents with
expiration dates ranging from December 1997 to March 2015. In addition, the
Company has applied for 34 U.S. patents, a large number of which have
corresponding patent applications in multiple foreign jurisdictions. It is the
Company's policy to seek patent protection for significant inventions that may
be patented, though the Company may elect, in appropriate cases, not to seek
patent protection even for significant inventions if other protection, such as
maintaining the invention as a trade secret, is considered more advantageous.

         There can be no assurance that any patent will issue on pending
applications or that any patent issued will provide substantive protection for
the technology or product covered by it. In addition, the Company has registered
certain of its mask sets under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984.
The Company believes that patent and mask work protection are of less
significance in its business than experience, innovation, and management skill.

         Maxim has registered several of its trademarks with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and in foreign jurisdictions.


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         Maxim is a party to a number of licenses, including patent licenses and
other licenses obtained from Tektronix in connection with its acquisition of
Tektronix's ICO in fiscal 1994.

         Because of the many technological developments and the technical
complexity semiconductor industry, it is possible that certain of the Company's
designs or processes may involve infringement of patents or other intellectual
property rights held by others. From time to time, the Company has received, and
in the future may receive, notice of claims of infringement by its products on
intellectual property rights of third parties. If any such infringements were to
exist, the Company might be obligated to seek a license from the holder of the
rights and might have liability for past infringement. In the past, it has been
common semiconductor industry practice for patent holders to offer licenses on
reasonable terms and rates. Although in some situations, typically where the
patent directly relates to a specific product or family of products, patent
holders have refused to grant licenses, the practice of offering licenses
appears to be generally continuing. However, no assurance can be given that the
Company will be able to obtain licenses as needed in all cases or that the terms
of any license that may be offered will be acceptable to Maxim. In those
circumstances where an acceptable license is not available, the Company would
need either to change the process or product so that it no longer infringes or
else stop manufacturing the product or products involved in the infringement.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

         Federal, state, and local regulations impose a variety of environmental
controls on the storage handling discharge and disposal of certain chemicals and
gases used in semiconductor manufacturing. The Company's facilities have been
designed to comply with these regulations, and it believes that its activities
are conducted in material compliance with such regulations. There can be no
assurance, however, that interpretation and enforcement of current or future
environmental regulations will not impose costly requirements upon the Company.
Any failure of the Company to control adequately the storage use and disposal of
regulated substances could result in future liabilities.

         Increasing public attention has been focused on the environmental
impact of electronic manufacturing operations. While the Company to date has not
experienced any materially adverse effects on its business from environmental
regulations, there can be no assurance that changes in such regulations will not
impose costly equipment or other requirements.

EMPLOYEES

         As of June 30, 1996, Maxim had 1,987 employees, of which 279 were in
engineering, research and development, 983 in manufacturing and operations, 252
in 



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marketing and sales, and 60 in finance and administration. In addition, the
Company retained 413 temporary employees, principally in manufacturing and
operations.

         The supply of skilled analog designers and other engineers required for
Maxim's business is limited, and competition for such personnel is intense. The
Company's growth also requires the hiring or training of additional middle level
managers. If the Company is unable to hire, retain, and motivate qualified
technical and management personnel, its operations and financial results will be
adversely affected.

         None of the Company's employees is subject to a collective bargaining
agreement. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are good.

MAXTEK COMPONENTS CORPORATION

         In connection with Maxim's 1994 purchase of the integrated circuits
business of Tektronix, Inc., Maxim and Tektronix jointly formed a new company,
which is equally owned, to operate Tektronix's hybrid circuit business. This new
company, named Maxtek Components Corporation, is an independent company devoted
to design and production of multichip modules and hybrids. Maxtek's principal
customer, Tektronix, accounts for over 50% of its revenue. Under Maxtek's supply
agreements, all of its costs related to the Tektronix supply agreement are
reimbursed on a cost plus profit basis. High-frequency designs often require a
multitude of component technologies, and there are no monolithic IC processes
currently available that can combine the performance advantages of all disparate
technologies. High-frequency modules and hybrids are intended to combine the
optimum technologies and deliver maximum performance.

RISK FACTORS

         An investment in the securities of Maxim involves certain risks. In
evaluating the Company and its business, prospective investors should give
careful consideration to the factors listed below, in addition to the
information provided elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         The statements contained in this annual report on form 10-K which are
not purely historical are forward looking statements, including statements
regarding the Company's expectations, plans, or intentions regarding the future.
All forward looking statements included in this document are made as of the date
hereof, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and
the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward looking statement. It is
important to note that the Company's actual results could differ materially from
those in such forward looking statements. Forward looking statements in this
annual report on form 10-K involve risk and uncertainty, including risk factors
discussed below.


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FACTORS AFFECTING FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS

         The Company's future operating results are difficult to predict and may
be affected by a number of factors including the timing of new product
announcements or introductions by the Company and its competitors, competitive
pricing pressures, fluctuations in manufacturing yields and manufacturing
efficiency, adequate availability of wafers and manufacturing capacity, changes
in product mix, and economic conditions in the United States and international
markets. In addition, the semiconductor market has historically been cyclical
and subject to significant economic downturns at various times. The
semiconductor industry experienced increased demand during the period through
1995 and production capacity constraints affected the industry's, including
Maxim's, ability to meet that demand. More recently, demand on the industry has
declined and it is uncertain what level of demand will prevail in the future for
the industry and the Company. As a result of these and other factors, there can
be no assurance that the Company will not experience material fluctuations in
its projections and future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis.

         The Company's ability to realize its revenue goals and projections is
affected by its ability to match current production mix with the product mix
required to fulfill orders received within a quarter for delivery in that
quarter (referred to as "turns business"). This issue, which has been one of the
distinguishing characteristics of the analog integrated circuit industry,
results from the very large number of individual parts offered for sale (in
Maxim's case, in excess of 7,000 separate line items) combined with limitations
on the ability to forecast orders accurately. Because of this extreme complexity
in the Company's business, no assurance can be given that the Company will
achieve an optimum match of manufacturing and shippable orders.

DEPENDENCE ON NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

         The Company's future success will depend in part on its continued
ability to introduce new products and to develop new process technologies.
Semiconductor design and process technology are subject to rapid technological
change, requiring a high level of expenditures for research and development.
Design and process development for the analog portion of the market, in which
the Company participates, are particularly challenging. The success of new
product introductions is dependent on several factors, including proper new
product selection, timely product introduction, achievement of acceptable
production yields, and market acceptance. From time to time, Maxim has not fully
achieved its new product introduction and process development goals. For
example, increasing manufacturing capacity and efficiency in newer processes
supporting the Company's most advanced CMOS products and the Company's products
manufactured on its high-frequency processes has advanced at a slower rate than
planned. There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully develop or
implement new process technologies or that new products will be introduced on a
timely basis or receive substantial market acceptance.


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         In addition, the Company's growth is dependent on its continued ability
to penetrate new markets such as the high-frequency communications segment of
the electronics market where the Company has limited experience and competition
is intense. There can be no assurance that the markets being served by the
Company will continue to grow; that the Company's existing and new products will
meet the requirements of such markets; that the Company's products will achieve
customer acceptance in such markets; that competitors will not force prices to
an unacceptably low level or take market share from the Company; or that the
Company can achieve or maintain profit in these markets.

MANUFACTURING RISKS

         The fabrication of integrated circuits is a highly complex and precise
process. Minute impurities, contaminants in the manufacturing environment,
difficulties in the fabrication process, defects in the masks used to print
circuits on a wafer, manufacturing equipment failures, wafer breakage, or other
factors can cause a substantial percentage of wafers to be rejected or numerous
die on each wafer to be nonfunctional. The Company has from time to time in the
past experienced lower than expected production yields, which have delayed
product shipments and adversely affected gross margins. There can be no
assurance that the Company will not experience a decrease in manufacturing
yields or that the Company will be able to maintain acceptable manufacturing
yields in the future.

         The number of shippable die per wafer for a given product is critical
to the Company's results of operations. To the extent the Company does not
achieve acceptable manufacturing yields or experiences delays in its wafer fab,
assembly or final test operations, its results of operations could be adversely
affected. During periods of decreased demand, fixed wafer fabrication costs
could have an adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, gross
margins, or results of operations.

         The Company manufactures over 90% of its products at two internal wafer
fabrication facilities. One of those fabs is currently operating at capacity.
Given the nature of the Company's products, it would be difficult to arrange for
independent manufacturing facilities to supply such products. Any prolonged
inability to utilize one of the Company's manufacturing facilities as a result
of fire, natural disaster or otherwise, would have a material adverse effect on
the Company's results of operations.

COMPETITION

         The Company experiences intense competition from a number of companies,
many of which have significantly greater financial, manufacturing and marketing
resources than the Company and some of which have greater technical resources
than the Company. To the extent that the Company's proprietary products become
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successful, competitors will offer second sources for some of those products,
possibly causing some erosion of profit margins. Although Japanese and other
foreign manufacturers have not played a major role in the markets from which the
Company currently derives the bulk of its revenue, they possess the necessary
technical and financial capabilities to participate in these markets, and there
can be no assurance that significant foreign competition will not develop in the
future. See "Business-Competition".

DEPENDENCE ON INDEPENDENT FOUNDRIES AND SUBCONTRACTORS

         Although the Company has an internal capability to fabricate most of
its wafers, Maxim remains dependent on outside silicon foundries for a small but
important portion of its wafer fabrication. Each of the foundries currently used
by Maxim is unrelated to Maxim and is a relatively small operation. As is
typical in the semiconductor industry, the Company has experienced from time to
time disruptions in the supply of processed wafers from these foundries due to
quality problems, failure to achieve satisfactory electrical yields and capacity
limitations. Procurement from foundries is done by purchase order rather than
long-term contracts. If these foundries are unable or unwilling to produce
adequate supplies of processed wafers conforming to the Company's quality
standards, the Company's business and relationships with its customers for the
limited quantities of products produced by these foundries would be adversely
affected if the company were unable to find alternate sources of supply or
successfully produce the required wafers itself.

         Maxim relies primarily on subcontractors located in the Philippines,
Malaysia and South Korea to separate wafers into individual integrated circuits
and package them. The Company also relies on an outside subcontractor to operate
a captive test facility in the Philippines which is responsible for testing
approximately 60% of the Company's unit shipments. In the past, South Korea and
the Philippines have experienced relatively severe political disorders, labor
disruptions, and natural disasters. Although the Company has been affected by
these problems, none has materially affected the Company's revenues to date.
However, similar problems in the future or more aggravated consequences of
current problems could affect deliveries to Maxim of assembled, tested product,
possibly resulting in substantial delayed or lost sales and/or increased
expense. See "Business-Manufacturing".

AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SUBCONTRACT SERVICES

         The semiconductor industry has been in the midst of a very large
expansion of fabrication capacity and production worldwide. As a result of
increasing demands from semiconductor manufacturers, availability of certain
basic materials and supplies, such as polysilicon, silicon wafers, lead frames
and molding compounds, and of subcontract services, like epitaxial growth and
ion implantation, which is essential to a large portion of Maxim's production,
and assembly of integrated circuits into packages, have been in short supply.
Maxim devotes continuous efforts to maintaining availability of


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all required materials, supplies and subcontract services. However, Maxim does
not have long- term agreements providing for all of these materials, supplies
and services, and shortages could occur as a result of capacity limitations or
production constraints on suppliers that could have materially adverse effects
on Maxim's ability to achieve its planned production.

DEPENDENCE ON INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS AND SALES REPRESENTATIVES

         A significant portion of the Company's sales are realized through
electronics distributors and independent sales representatives that are not
under the direct control of the Company. These independent sales organizations
generally represent product lines offered by several companies and thus could
reduce their sales efforts applied to the Company's products or terminate their
representation of the Company. As noted above, payment terms for foreign
distributors are substantially longer, either according to contract or de facto,
than for U.S. customers, and the inability to collect open accounts could
adversely affect the Company's results of operation. One of Maxim's most direct
competitors, Analog Devices Inc., has attempted in past years to successfully
cause U.S. distributors to stop distributing Maxim products. Additional
terminations by significant distributors or representatives could have a
material adverse impact on the Company. See "Business-Sales and Marketing."


FUTURE REVENUE FROM ACQUIRED BUSINESS

         During fiscal 1994, the Company acquired the integrated circuit
operation ("ICO") of Tektronix, Inc. The Company's ability to successfully
exploit the acquisition is dependent upon a number of factors, including
completion of development of manufacturable processes acquired from Tektronix,
development of new high-frequency processes, development of new products
designed on the acquired high-frequency processes for Tektronix and its former
customers and, to a large extent, for customers that have not historically
purchased high-frequency products from the Company or Tektronix. In addition,
the Company's ability to meet its sales commitments to existing customers and to
expand its sales to those and to new customers depends on the Company's ability
to achieve acceptable yields and production levels. While the Company has
devoted substantial attention to production issues associated with the acquired
facility, the Company continues to experience lower than satisfactory
manufacturing yields to meet customer demand. The high-frequency business is a
potentially large growth area for the Company, and the Company's inability to
successfully address one or more of these challenges could materially adversely
affect its business.

PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

         The Company relies primarily upon know-how, rather than on patents, to
develop and maintain its competitive position. There can be no assurance that
others 


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will not develop or patent similar technology or reverse engineer the
Company's products or that the confidentiality agreements upon which the Company
relies will be adequate to protect its interests. Other companies have obtained
patents covering a variety of semiconductor designs and processes, and the
Company might be required to obtain licenses under some of these patents or be
precluded from making and selling the infringing products. There can be no
assurance that Maxim would be able to obtain licenses, if required, upon
commercially reasonable terms. See "Business-Patents and Licenses."

FOREIGN TRADE AND CURRENCY EXCHANGE

         Many of the materials and manufacturing steps in the Company's products
are supplied by foreign companies, and approximately 57% of the Company's net
revenues in fiscal 1996 were from foreign customers. Accordingly, both
manufacturing and sales of the Company's products may be adversely affected by
political or economic conditions abroad. In addition, various forms of
protectionist trade legislation have been proposed in the United States and
certain foreign countries. A change in current tariff structures or other trade
policies could adversely affect the Company's foreign manufacturing or marketing
strategies. Currency exchange fluctuations could also increase the cost of
components manufactured abroad and the cost of the Company's products to foreign
customers or decrease the costs of products from the Company's foreign
competitors. See "Business-Manufacturing" and "Business-Sales and Marketing."

DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL

         The Company's success depends to a significant extent upon the
continued service of its president, John F. Gifford, its other executive
officers, and key management and technical personnel, particularly its
experienced analog design engineers, and on its ability to continue to attract,
retain and motivate qualified personnel.

         The Company does not maintain any key person life insurance policy on
any such person. The competition for such employees is very intense. The loss of
the services of Mr.Gifford, or of one or more of the Company's executive
officers, design engineers, other key personnel, or the inability to continue to
attract qualified personnel, could have a material adverse effect on the
Company.


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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

         Maxim's headquarters are located in a 63,000 square foot building in
Sunnyvale, California, which the Company purchased in October 1987. Between
December 1989 and June 1996, the Company has purchased 6 buildings adjacent to
its headquarters building in Sunnyvale with an aggregate of 94,800 square feet
of space. These buildings serve as the executive offices of the Company and also
provide space for engineering, manufacturing, administration, customer service
and other uses. In December 1989, in connection with acquiring one of its wafer
fabrication facilities, Maxim assumed the operating lease of the 30,000 square
foot building housing these assets in Sunnyvale, California. This lease extends
through November 2003 and has a five year lease extension option. In May 1994,
Maxim purchased the Tektronix integrated circuit operation. This facility,
located in Beaverton, Oregon on 21 acres, totals 226,000 square feet and
contains 60,000 square feet of wafer fabrication areas as well as engineering,
manufacturing, and general office space. A portion of the space is leased to
unrelated parties. The Company expects these buildings and the contiguous land
to be adequate for its purposes through fiscal 1997.

         In 1996, the Company began construction of an approximate 130,000
square foot facility in the Philippines. The facility is currently planned to be
completed in the first half of 1997 and would initially be used for test
operations.

         In 1996, the Company acquired an approximate nine acre parcel in
Sunnyvale, California. The Company plans to build a wafer fabrication facility
on this site in the future as demand dictates.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, under the
heading "Item 3. Legal Proceedings" and Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 1996, under the heading "Item 1: Legal Proceedings."

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         None


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                                     PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1996 under the headings "Financial Information - Financial Highlights by
Quarter" and "Corporate Data, Stockholder Information."

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1996 under the heading "Financial Information - Selected Financial Data."


ITEM  7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
      OF OPERATIONS

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1996 under the heading "Financial Information - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."


ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1996 under the headings "Financial Information - Consolidated Balance Sheets, -
Consolidated Statement of Income, - Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'
Equity, - Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, - Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, - Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors and -
Financial Highlights by Quarter."


ITEM  9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
      FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

         None



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                                    PART III
          ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

         Other than as follows, the information required by this item is
incorporated by reference from the Company's Proxy Statement for the 1996 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders under the headings "Proposal 1 - Election of Directors"
and "Compliance with Section 16(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934."


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The executive officers of the Company are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name                                        Age               Position
<S>                                        <C>               <C>

John F. Gifford                             55                President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
                                                              the Board

Frederick G. Beck                           59                Vice President

Ziya G. Boyacigiller                        44                Vice President

Michael J. Byrd                             36                Vice President and Chief
                                                              Financial Officer

Stephen R. Combs                            46                Vice President

Tunc Doluca                                 38                Vice President

Kenneth J. Huening                          35                Vice President

William N. Levin                            55                Vice President

Robert F. Scheer                            43                Vice President

Richard E. Slater                           45                Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Vijay Ullal                                 38                Vice President
</TABLE>



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         Mr. Gifford, a founder of the Company, has served as Maxim's President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since its incorporation in
April 1983.

         Mr. Beck, a founder of the Company, has served as Vice President since
May 1983, except for a medical leave between December 1991 and January 1994.

         Mr. Boyacigiller joined Maxim in June 1983 and was promoted to Vice
President in April 1995. Prior to April 1995, he served in business management
and IC design positions.

         Mr. Byrd joined Maxim in February 1994 as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. Prior to joining Maxim he was with Ernst & Young from August
1982 to February 1994 where he held various positions, including partner.

         Dr. Combs, a founder of the Company, has served as Vice President since
May 1983.

         Mr. Doluca joined Maxim in October 1984 and was promoted to Vice
President in July 1994. Prior to July 1994, he served in a number of integrated
circuit development positions.

         Mr. Huening joined Maxim in December 1983 and was promoted to Vice
President in December 1993. Prior to December 1993, he served in a number of
quality assurance positions.

         Mr. Levin joined Maxim in August 1990 as Vice President. From 1987 and
until joining Maxim, he was Vice President, Program Management, for Shugart
Corporation.

         Mr. Scheer joined Maxim in June 1983 and was promoted to Vice President
in June 1992.

         Mr. Slater joined Maxim in March 1984, has served as Controller since
1986 and was promoted to Vice President in August 1990.

         Mr. Ullal joined Maxim in December 1989 and was promoted to Vice
President in March 1996.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the Company's Proxy Statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under
the headings "Executive Compensation" and "Performance Graph."


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ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the Company's Proxy Statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under
the heading "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management."

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

         None

                                     PART IV

ITEM 14.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) (1)  The following financial statements are included in the Company's
         1996 Annual Report to Stockholders and are incorporated herein by
         reference pursuant to Item 8.

         Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 1996 and 1995.

         Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years in the
         period ended June 30, 1996.

         Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for each of the three
         years in the period ended June 30, 1996.

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in
         the period ended June 30, 1996.

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(a) (2) The following financial statement schedule is filed as part of this Form
        10-K.

         Schedule II -     Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

         All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or
         because the required information is included in the consolidated
         financial statements or notes thereto.

(a) (3)  Exhibits.  See attached Exhibit Index.

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K. None


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:    September 25, 1996      MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.

                                     By   /s/ Michael J. Byrd
                                          Michael J. Byrd, Vice President
                                          and Chief Financial Officer (For
                                          the Registrant and as Principal
                                          Financial Officer)

                                     By   /s/ Richard E. Slater
                                          Richard E. Slater, Vice President and 
                                          Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
                                          Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature                           Title                              Date
<S>                                <C>                                <C> 
/s/ John F. Gifford                 President, Chief                   September 25, 1996
- -------------------
John F. Gifford                     Executive Officer and
                                    Chairman of the Board
                                    (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ James R. Bergman                Director                           September 25, 1996
- --------------------
James R. Bergman


/s/ Robert F. Graham                Director                           September 25, 1996
- --------------------
Robert F. Graham


/s/ A.R. Wazzan                     Director                           September 25, 1996
- --------------------
A.R. Wazzan
</TABLE>


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit              Sequentially
Number               Numbered Page                   Description
- -------              -------------                   -----------
<S>                 <C>                             <C> 
3.1                        0                         Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as
                                                     filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 21,
                                                     1995

3.2                        0                         Bylaws of the Company

10.1                       X                         Form of the Company's Domestic Distributor Agreement

10.2                       #                         Form of the Company's International Distributor Agreement

10.3                       #                         Form of the Company's Domestic Sales Representative Agreement

10.4                       #                         Form of the Company's International Representative Agreement

10.5                       0                         Agreement dated as of July 14, 1987, amended and restated
                                                     February 1994 between John F. Gifford and the Company(1)

10.6                       X                         Agreement dated as of March 7, 1991 between John F. Gifford
                                                     and the Company(1)

10.7                       +                         Deferred Compensation agreement dated as of March 13, 1994
                                                     between John F. Gifford and the Company(1)

10.8                       *                         Form of Indemnity Agreement

10.9                       Z                         Asset Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and
                                                     Tektronix, Inc., dated as
</TABLE>



- ---------------------
(1) Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


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<TABLE>
<S>                      <C>                        <C>

                                                     of March 31, 1994, as amended,
                                                     with certain attachments(2)

10.10                      0                         Technology Transfer Agreement dated May 27, 1994 by and
                                                     between the Company and Tektronix, Inc.(2)

10.11                      0                         Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended(1)

10.12                      0                         1987 Supplemental Stock Option Plan, as amended(1)

10.13                      0                         Nonemployee Stock Option Plan, as amended(1)

10.14                      0                         1987 Employee Stock Participation Plan, as amended(1)

10.15                                                1988 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended(1)

10.16                                                1996 Stock Incentive Plan(1)

11.1                                                 Statement re Computation of Income Per Share

13.1                                                 Portions of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal
                                                     year ended June 30, 1996 incorporated by reference into the
                                                     Form 10-K

21                                                   List of Subsidiaries

23                                                   Consent of  Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
</TABLE>



*    Incorporated by Reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
     S-1 No. 33-19561.

- ---------------------------
(2) Schedules and certain attachments omitted pursuant to Item 601(b) of
Registration S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies
of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the Commission. Certain material
omitted pursuant to the request for confidential treatment by the Company.


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X    Incorporated by Reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
     the year ended June 30, 1991.

#    Incorporated by Reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
     the year ended June 30, 1992.

+    Incorporated by Reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
     the year ended June 30, 1993.

Z    Incorporated by Reference to the Company's Form 8-K filed with the
     Commission on June 11, 1994.

0    Incorporation by Reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
     the year ended June 30, 1995.


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                         MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
                     SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING
                                    ACCOUNTS
                             (amounts in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Additions
                                                      Charged
                                   Balance at         to Costs                          Balance at
                                    Beginning            and                                End
                                    of Period         Expenses      Deductions (1)       of Period
                                   ----------         --------      -------------       ----------
<S>                               <C>                <C>           <C>                 <C> 
Allowance for doubtful accounts:

     Year ended June 30, 1994        $   378             $  35              $ 34           $  379

     Year ended June 30, 1995        $   379             $ 805              $ 39           $1,145

     Year ended June 30, 1996        $ 1,145             $ 154              $  9           $1,290
</TABLE>
- ---------------
(1) Uncollectible accounts written off.


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<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.15
                         MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
                   1988 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             Adopted August 23, 1988
                  Approved by Stockholders on October 26, 1988

               Amended by the Board of Directors on August 9, 1990
                  Approved by Stockholders on October 26, 1990

      Amended by the Board of Directors on May 8, 1991 and August 14, 1991
                  Approved by Stockholders on November 7, 1991

             Amended by the Board of Directors on February 23, 1995

             Amended by the Board of Directors on February 29, 1996


1.       PURPOSE

         (a) The purpose of the Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 1988 Nonemployee
Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to provide a means by which each
director of MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. (the "Company") who is not an
employee of the Company and has not prior to August 23, 1988 been granted an
option by the Company (each such person being hereafter referred to as a
"Non-Employee Director") will be given an opportunity to purchase stock of the
Company.
         (b) The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of
persons now serving as Non-employee Directors of the Company, to secure and
retain the services of persons capable of serving in such capacity, and to
provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of
the Company.


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2.       ADMINISTRATION

         (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board") unless and until the Board delegates administration to a
committee, as provided in subparagraph 2(b).

         (b) The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee
composed of not fewer than three (3) members of the Board (the "Committee"). If
administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in
connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed
by the Board, subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The
Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the
administration of the Plan.

3.       SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

         (a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 10 relating to adjustments
upon changes in stock, the stock that may be sold pursuant to options granted
under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate six hundred twenty five
thousand (625,000) shares (adjusted to reflect the stock dividend effective
November 23, 1994 and November 29, 1995) of the Company's Common Stock. If any
option granted under the Plan shall for any reason expire or otherwise terminate
without having been exercised in full, the stock not purchased under such option
shall again become available for the Plan.
       
         (b) The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired
shares, bought on the market or otherwise.

4.       ELIGIBILITY

         Options shall be granted only to Non-employee Directors of the Company.


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<PAGE>   3
5.       AUTOMATIC GRANTS

         (a) Each person who is elected for the first time to be a Non-employee
Director shall, upon the date of his initial election to be a Non-employee
Director by the Board or stockholders of the company, automatically be granted
an option to purchase thirty thousand (30,000) shares (adjusted to reflect the
stock dividend effective November 23, 1994 and November 29, 1995) of the
Company's Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph 10
hereof) on such date upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

         (b) Each Non-employee Director who serves on the Company's Board of
Directors on the Adoption Date shall automatically be granted an option to
purchase ten thousand (10,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock (subject to
adjustment as provided in Paragraph 10 hereof) on such date upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

6.       OPTION PROVISIONS

         Each option shall contain the following terms and conditions:

         (a) The term of each option commences on the date it is granted and,
unless sooner terminated as set forth herein, expires on the date ("Expiration
Date") five years from the date of grant. The term of each option may terminate
sooner than such Expiration Date if the optionee's service as a Non-employee
Director of the Company terminates for any reason or for no reason. In the event
of such termination of service, the option shall terminate on the earlier of the
Expiration Date or the date seven (7) months following the date of termination
of service; provided, however, that if such termination of service is due to the
optionee's death, the option shall terminate on the earlier of the Expiration
Date or twelve (12) months following the date of the optionee's death. In any
and all circumstances, an option may be exercised following termination of the
optionee's service


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<PAGE>   4
as a Non-employee Director of the Company only as to that number of shares as to
which it was exercisable on the date of termination of such service under the
provisions of subparagraph 6(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if exercise
within the foregoing periods is prohibited under paragraph 13 below, the term of
the option shall be extended to a date thirty days following the first date on
which the condition of paragraph 13 of the Plan has been met, and the option
shall be exercisable as to the number of shares that could have been exercised
on the date of termination of service had the condition of paragraph 13 been
satisfied on that date.

         (b) The exercise price of each option shall be one hundred percent
(100%) of the fair market value of the stock subject to such option on the date
such option is granted.

         (c) Payment of the exercise price of each option is due in full in cash
upon any exercise when the number of shares being purchased upon such exercise
is less than 1,000 shares; but when the number of shares being purchased upon an
exercise is 1,000 or more shares, the optionee may elect to make payment of the
exercise price under one of the following alternatives:

                  (i) Payment of the exercise price per share in cash at the
time of exercise; or

                  (ii) Provided that at the time of exercise the Company's
common stock is publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal,
payment by delivery of already-owned shares of common stock of the Company owned
by the optionee for at least six (6) months and owned free and clear of any
liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, which Common Stock shall be
valued at fair market value on the date of exercise; or

                  (iii) Payment by a combination of the methods of payment
specified in subparagraph 6(c)(i) and 6(c)(ii) above.


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<PAGE>   5
         (d) An option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the
person to whom the option is granted only by such person or by his guardian or
legal representative.

         (e) (i) The options described in paragraph 5(a) shall become
exercisable (vest) in installments as follows: eight and three hundred
thirty-four thousandths percent (8.334%) of the shares covered by the option on
the date three (3) months after the date of grant, and eight and three hundred
thirty-four thousandths percent (8.334%) of the shares covered by the option at
the end of every subsequent three-month period thereafter until all the shares
have become vested on the date three (3) years from the date of grant; provided
that shares shall become exercisable (vest) on any relevant vesting date only if
the optionee is a Non-employee Director of the Company on that vesting date.

                  (ii) The options described in paragraph 5(b) shall become
exercisable (vest) in installments as follows: twenty-five percent (25%) of the
shares covered by the option on the date three (3) months after all previously
granted automatic options under this Plan have vested, and twenty-five percent
(25%) of the shares covered by the option at the end of every subsequent three
(3) month period thereafter until all the shares have become vested one year
after all previously granted automatic options under this Plan have vested;
provided that shares shall become exercisable (vest) on any relevant vesting
date only if the optionee is Non-employee Director of the Company on that
vesting date.
                  (iii) Subject to the limitations contained herein including,
without limitation, those contained in subparagraph 13(b), each option shall be
exercisable with respect to each installment on or after the date of vesting
applicable to such installment.


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<PAGE>   6
         (f) The Company may require any optionee, or any person to whom an
option is transferred under subparagraph 6(d), as a condition of exercising any
such option: (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to
the optionee's knowledge and experience in financial and business matters; and
(ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that such
person is acquiring the stock subject to the option for such person's own
account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing
the stock. These requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such
requirements, shall be inoperative if, as to any particular requirement, a
determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not
be met in the circumstances under the then-applicable securities laws.

         (g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an
option may not be exercised unless the shares issuable upon exercise of such
option are then registered under the Securities Act or, if such shares are not
then so registered, the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance
would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

7.       CONVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

         (a) During the terms of the options granted under the Plan, the Company
shall keep available at all times the number of shares of stock required to
satisfy such options.

         (b) The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or
agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to
issue and sell shares of stock upon exercise of the options granted under the
Plan; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to
register under the Securities Act either the Plan, any option granted under the
Plan, or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such option. If the
Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the
authority which counsel for the Company 


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<PAGE>   7
deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the
Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock
upon exercise of such options.

8.       USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK

         Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to options granted under the
Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company.

9.       MISCELLANEOUS

         (a) Neither an optionee nor any person to whom an option is transferred
under subparagraph 6(d) shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of
the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to such option unless
and until such person has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the option
pursuant to its terms.

         (b) Nothing in the Plan or in any instrument executed pursuant thereto
shall confer upon any Non-employee Director any right to continue in the service
of the Company or shall affect any right of the Company, its Board or
stockholders to terminate the service of any Non-employee Director with or
without cause.

         (c) No Non-employee Director, individually or as a member of a group,
and no beneficiary or other person claiming under or through him, shall have any
right, title or interest in or to any option reserved for the purposes of the
Plan except as to such shares of common stock, if any, as shall have been
reserved for him pursuant to an option granted to him.

         (d) In connection with each option made pursuant to the Plan, it shall
be a condition precedent to the Company's obligation to issue or transfer shares
to a Non-employee Director, or to evidence the removal of any restrictions on
transfer, that such Non-employee Director make arrangements satisfactory to the
Company to insure that the amount of any federal or other


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<PAGE>   8
withholding tax required to be withheld with respect to such sale or transfer,
or such removal or lapse, is made available to the Company for timely payment of
such tax.

10.      ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK

         (a) If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject
to any option granted under the Plan (through merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, dividend in property other
than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, change in corporate structure or otherwise), the Plan and outstanding
options will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of
shares subject to the Plan and the class(es) and number of shares and price per
share of stock subject to outstanding options.

         (b) In the event of: (1) a dissolution or liquidation of the company;
(2) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving
corporation; (3) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving
corporation but the shares of the Company's common stock outstanding immediately
preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property,
whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise; or (4) any other capital
reorganization in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the
Company entitled to vote are exchanged, then all outstanding options shall
become exercisable in full for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to such
event. Outstanding options which have not been exercised prior to such event
shall terminate on the date of such event unless assumed by a successor
corporation.

11.      AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

         (a) The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan.
However, except as provided in paragraph 10 relating to adjustments upon changes
in stock, no amendment shall be


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effective unless approved by the vote of a majority of the shares of the Company
represented and voting at a duly held meeting within twelve (12) months before
or after the adoption of the amendment, where the amendment will:

                  (i) Materially increase the number of shares which may be
issued under the Plan;

                  (ii) Materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for
participation in the Plan; or

                  (iii) Materially increase the benefits accruing to
participants under the Plan, whether by increasing the number of shares for
which an option may be granted to an optionee or otherwise.

         (b) Rights and obligations under any option granted before amendment of
the Plan shall not be altered or impaired by any amendment of the Plan, except
with the consent of the person to whom the option was granted.

12.      TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN

         (a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless
sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the date the
Plan is adopted by the Board. No options may be granted under the Plan while the
Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

         (b) Rights and obligations under any option granted while the Plan is
in effect shall not be altered or impaired by suspension or termination of the
Plan, except with the consent of the person to whom the option was granted.

         (c) The Plan shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the events
described in Section 10(b) above.

13.      EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN;  CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE


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         The Plan shall become effective upon adoption by the Board of
Directors, subject to the condition subsequent that the Plan is approved by the
vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of the
Company represented and voting at the next special or annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company.

         No option granted under the Plan shall be exercised or exercisable
unless and until the condition of paragraph 13 has been met.




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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16
                         MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.

                            1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

         1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Incentive Plan are
to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and
Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of
the Company's business.

         2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

                  (a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of the Committees
appointed to administer the Plan.

                  (b) "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.

                  (c) "Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to
the administration of stock incentive plans, if any, under applicable provisions
of federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, the
rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, and the rules
of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to Options granted to residents therein.

                  (d) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  (e) "Change in Control" means a change in ownership or control
of the Company effected through either of the following transactions:

                           (i) the direct or indirect acquisition by any person
or related group of persons (other than an acquisition from or by the Company or
by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan or by a person that directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities pursuant to
a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company's stockholders which a
majority of the Continuing Directors who are not Affiliates or Associates of the
offeror do not recommend such stockholders accept, or

                           (ii) a change in the composition of the Board over a
period of thirty-six (36) months or less such that a majority of the Board
members (rounded up to the next whole number) ceases, by reason of one or more
contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who are
Continuing Directors.

                  (f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

                  (g) "Committee" means any committee appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan.


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                  (h) "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.

                  (i) "Company" means Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.

                  (j) "Consultant" means any person who is a consultant,
advisor, independent contractor, vendor, customer or other person having a past,
current or prospective business relationship with the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary.

                  (k) "Continuing Directors" means members of the Board who
either (i) have been Board members continuously for a period of at least
thirty-six (36) months or (ii) have been Board members for less than thirty-six
(36) months and were elected or nominated for election as Board members by at
least a majority of the Board members described in clause (i) who were still in
office at the time such election or nomination was approved by the Board.

                  (l) "Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant"
means that the employment, director or consulting relationship with the Company,
any Parent, or Subsidiary, is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status
as an Employee, Director or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in
the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers
between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any
Subsidiary, or any successor. A leave of absence approved by the Company shall
include sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave approved by an
authorized representative of the Company. For purposes of Incentive Stock
Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract.

                  (m) "Corporate Transaction" means any of the following
stockholder-approved transactions to which the Company is a party:

                           (i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is
not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of
which is to change the state in which the Company is incorporated,

                           (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the capital stock
of the Company's subsidiary corporations) in connection with complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or

                           (iii) any reverse merger in which the Company is the
surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities
are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such
securities immediately prior to such merger.

                  (n) "Covered Employee" means any person who is a "covered
employee" under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

                  (o) "Director" means a member of the Board.


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                  (p) "Employee" means any person, including an Officer or
Director, who is an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company for purposes of Section 422 of the Code. The payment of a director's fee
by the Company shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the
Company.

                  (q) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

                  (r) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                           (i) Where there exists a public market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be (A) the closing
sale price of the Common Stock for the last market trading day prior to the date
of the determination or on the date of the determination, as determined by the
Administrator at the time of the determination (or, if no sales were reported on
either such date, on the last trading date on which sales were reported) on the
stock exchange determined by the Administrator to be the primary market for the
Common Stock or the Nasdaq National Market, whichever is applicable or (B) if
the Common Stock is not traded on any such exchange or national market system,
the closing price of a Share on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market for the day prior to
the time of the determination (or, if no such price was reported on that date,
on the last date on which such price was reported), in each case, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable; or

                           (ii) In the absence of an established market of the
type described in (i), above, for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
thereof shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith.

                  (s) "Grantee" means an Employee, Director or Consultant who
receives an Option under the Plan.

                  (t) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.

                  (u) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option not intended
to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

                  (v) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

                  (w) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.

                  (x) "Option Agreement" means the written agreement evidencing
the grant of an Option executed by the Company and the Grantee, including any
amendments thereto.

                  (y) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.


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                  (z) "Performance-Based Compensation" means compensation
qualifying as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code.

                  (aa) "Plan" means this 1996 Stock Incentive Plan.

                  (bb) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act or any successor thereto.

                  (cc) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock.

                  (dd) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether
now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

                  (ee) "Subsidiary Disposition" means the disposition by the
Company of its equity holdings in any subsidiary corporation effected by a
merger or consolidation involving that subsidiary corporation, the sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of that subsidiary corporation or the
Company's sale or distribution of substantially all of the outstanding capital
stock of such subsidiary corporation.

         3.       Stock Subject to the Plan.

                  (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10 below, the maximum
aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to this Plan is
3,500,000 Shares; provided, however, that such maximum aggregate number of
Shares shall be increased by the number of Shares or options returned to the
Company's Incentive Stock Option Plan, 1987 Employee Stock Participation Plan,
and Supplemental Nonemployee Stock Option Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the maximum aggregate number of Shares available for grant of Incentive Stock
Options shall be 3,500,000 Shares, and such number shall not be subject to
adjustment as described above. The Shares to be issued pursuant to the Plan may
be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

                  (b) If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without
having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option exchange
program, or if any unissued Shares are retained by the Company upon exercise of
an Option in order to satisfy the exercise price for such Option or any
withholding taxes due with respect to such Option, such unissued or retained
Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan (unless the Plan
has terminated). Shares that actually have been issued under the Plan pursuant
to an Option shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available
for future distribution under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares are
forfeited, or repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such
Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.

         4.       Administration of the Plan.

                  (a)      Plan Administrator.

                           (i) Administration with Respect to Directors and
Officers. With respect to grants of Options to Directors or Employees who are
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Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee
designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner
as to satisfy the Applicable Laws and to permit such grants and related
transactions under the Plan to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
in accordance with Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to
serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board.

                           (ii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and
Other Employees. With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants
who are neither Directors nor Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which
Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable
Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated
capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may authorize one or
more Officers to grant such Options and may limit such authority by requiring
that such Options must be reported to and ratified by the Board or a Committee
within six (6) months of the grant date, and if so ratified, shall be effective
as of the grant date.

                           (iii) Administration With Respect to Covered
Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, grants of Options to any Covered
Employee intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be made
only by a Committee (or subcommittee of a Committee) which is comprised solely
of two or more Directors eligible to serve on a committee making Options
qualifying as Performance-Based Compensation. In the case of such Options
granted to Covered Employees, references to the "Administrator" or to a
"Committee" shall be deemed to be references to such Committee or subcommittee.

                           (iv) Administration Errors. In the event an Option is
granted in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection (a),
such Option shall be presumptively valid as of its grant date to the extent
permitted by the Applicable Laws. 

                  (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to Applicable Laws
and the provisions of the Plan (including any other powers given to the
Administrator hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the
Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

                           (i) to select the Employees, Directors and
Consultants to whom Options may be granted from time to time hereunder;

                           (ii) to determine whether and to what extent Options
are granted hereunder;

                           (iii) to determine the number of Shares or the amount
of other consideration to be covered by each Option granted hereunder;

                           (iv) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock in accordance with Section 2(r) of the Plan;

                           (v) to approve forms of Option Agreement for use
under the Plan;


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                           (vi) to determine the terms and conditions of any
Option granted hereunder;

                           (vii) to amend the terms of any outstanding Option
granted under the Plan, provided that any amendment that would adversely affect
the Grantee's rights under an outstanding Option shall not be made without the
Grantee's written consent;

                           (viii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to
reflect a reduction in the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock since the grant
date of the Option without a material adverse impact on the Grantee; provided,
however, that (A) such reductions in the aggregate do not apply to Options
covering more than five percent (5%) of the maximum aggregate number of Shares
available under Section 3(a), above (as amended from time to time), in any
twelve (12) month period, (B) such reduction is approved by a majority of the
members of the Administrator, and (C) the Administrator determines in good faith
and in writing that such reductions occur only infrequently and principally in
response to conditions other than poor operating performance by the Company. For
purposes of this subsection (viii), the issuance of an Option in replacement of
an existing Option with a lower exercise price (or a lower base amount on which
appreciation is measured) without a material adverse impact on the Grantee shall
be deemed to be a reduction in the exercise price of the earlier granted Option;

                           (ix) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan
and Options granted pursuant to the Plan;

                           (x) to establish additional terms, conditions, rules
or procedures to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable foreign
jurisdictions and to afford Grantees favorable treatment under such laws;
provided, however, that no Option shall be granted under any such additional
terms, conditions, rules or procedures with terms or conditions which are
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan; and

                           (xi) to take such other action, not inconsistent with
the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate.

                  (c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be conclusive and
binding on all persons.

         5. Eligibility. Non-Qualified Stock Options may be granted to
Employees, Directors and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted
only to Employees. An Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an
Option may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options. Options may be
granted to such Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who are residing
in foreign jurisdictions as the Administrator may determine from time to time.

         6. Terms and Conditions of Options.

                  (a) Designation of Option. Each Option shall be designated in
the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified
Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares 


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subject to Options designated as Incentive Stock Options which become
exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year (under all
plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess
Options, to the extent of the Shares covered thereby in excess of the foregoing
limitation, shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. For this purpose,
Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they
were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of
the date the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

                  (b) Conditions of Option. Subject to the terms of the Plan,
the Administrator shall determine the provisions, terms and conditions of each
Option including, but not limited to, the Option vesting schedule, form of
payment upon exercise of the Option and satisfaction of any performance
criteria.

                  (c) Individual Option Limit. The maximum number of Shares with
respect to which Options may be granted to any individual in any fiscal year of
the Company shall be 3,000,000. The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization
pursuant to Section 10, below. To the extent required by Section 162(m) of the
Code or the regulations thereunder, in applying the foregoing limitation with
respect to an individual, if any Option is canceled, the canceled Option shall
continue to count against the maximum number of Shares with respect to which
Options may be granted to the individual. For this purpose, the repricing of an
Option shall be treated as the cancellation of the existing Option and the grant
of a new Option.

                  (d) Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be ten (10)
years from the date of grant for all Grantees other than Directors who are not
Employees, in whose case the term shall be five (5) years from the date of
grant. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Grantee
who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten
percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5)
years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in
the Option Agreement.

                  (e) Transferability of Options. Incentive Stock Options may
not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any
manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution, and may be
exercised during the lifetime of the Grantee only by the Grantee. Non-Qualified
Stock Options shall be transferable to the extent provided in the Option
Agreement.

                  (f) Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option
shall for all purposes be the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination to grant such Option, or such other date as is determined by the
Administrator. Notice of the grant determination shall be given to each
Employee, Director or Consultant to whom an Option is so granted within a
reasonable time after the date of such grant.

                  (g) Vesting During Leave of Absence. During any leave of
absence from employment, directorship or consulting arrangement with the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary, vesting of such Grantee's Options shall cease, and
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return to his or her relationship with the Company, Parent or Subsidiary. The
dates on which such Grantee's Options vest shall thereafter be adjusted by the
duration of the leave of absence.

         7.       Option Exercise Price, Consideration and Taxes.

                   (a) Exercise Price. The exercise price for an Option shall be
                       as follows:

                           (i)      In the case of an Incentive Stock Option:

                                     (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time
of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option owns stock representing more than
ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than
one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant.

                                     (B) granted to any Employee other than an
Employee described in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price
shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date of grant.

                           (ii) In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the
per Share exercise price shall be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant unless otherwise determined by
the Administrator; provided, however, that in the case the per Share exercise
price is less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share
on the date of the grant, the Administrator determines in writing and in good
faith that (A) such grants are made infrequently, (B) there is a good business
reason for the grant that outweighs the normal presumption of a per Share
exercise price of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market
Value per Share on the date of grant, and (C) the aggregate number of Shares
subject to such Options does not exceed five percent (5%) of the aggregate
maximum number of Shares under Section 3(a), above, as amended from time to
time.

                           (iii) In the case of Options intended to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation, the per Share exercise price shall be not less
than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant.

                  (b) Consideration. Subject to Applicable Laws, the
consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option
including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and,
in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of
grant). In addition to any other types of consideration the Administrator may
determine, the Administrator is authorized to accept as consideration for Shares
issued under the Plan the following:

                           (i) cash;

                           (ii) check;

                           (iii) delivery of Grantee's promissory note with such
recourse, interest, security, and redemption provisions as the Administrator
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                           (iv) surrender of Shares (including withholding of
Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option) which have a Fair
Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of
the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised (but only to the extent
that such exercise of the Option would not result in an accounting compensation
charge with respect to the Shares used to pay the exercise price unless
otherwise determined by the Administrator);

                           (v) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice
together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if
applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to
the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price; or

                           (vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of
payment.

                  (c) Taxes. No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any
Grantee or other person until such Grantee or other person has made arrangements
acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of any foreign, federal,
state, or local income and employment tax withholding obligations, including,
without limitation, obligations incident to the receipt of Shares or the
disqualifying disposition of Shares received on exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option. Upon exercise of an Option, the Company shall withhold or collect from
Grantee an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations.

         8.       Exercise of Option.

                  (a)      Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder.

                           (i) Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable
at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator under
the terms of the Plan and specified in the Option Agreement.

                           (ii) An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when
written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with
the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been
received by the Company. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect
to Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of an Option. The
Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon
exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right
for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued,
except as provided in the Option Agreement or Section 10, below.

                  (b) Exercise of Option Following Termination of Employment,
Director or Consulting Relationship.

                           (i) An Option may not be exercised after the
termination date of such Option set forth in the Option Agreement and may be
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Grantee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant only to the
extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
option as set forth in the Option Agreement). Options shall be exercisable for a
period of ninety (90) days following termination generally, and for a period of
five hundred forty-seven (547) days following termination due to death of the
Grantee or three hundred sixty-five (365) days following termination due to the
disability of the Grantee (or, in each case, such other period of time as is
determined by the Administrator, which such determination in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option shall be made at the time of grant of the Option).

                           (ii) All Options shall terminate to the extent not
exercised on the last day of the period specified in paragraph (i) above or the
last day of the original term of the Option, whichever occurs first.

                           (iii) Any Option designated as an Incentive Stock
Option to the extent not exercised within the time permitted by law for the
exercise of Incentive Stock Options following the termination of a Grantee's
Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant shall convert
automatically to a Non-Qualified Stock Option and thereafter shall be
exercisable as such to the extent exercisable by its terms for the period
specified in the Option Agreement.

                  (c) Exercise of Option Following Termination of Employment,
Director or Consulting Relationship. In the event of termination of a Grantee's
Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant with the Company for
any reason other than disability or death (but not in the event of an Grantee's
change of status from Employee to Consultant or from Consultant to Employee),
such Grantee may, but only within ninety (90) days after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the
extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination or to such other extent as may be determined by the Administrator.
If the Grantee should die within ninety (90) days after the date of such
termination, the Grantee's estate or the person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance may exercise the Option to the
extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination within five hundred forty-seven (547) days of the Grantee's date of
death, but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option
as set forth in the Option Agreement. In the event of an Grantee's change of
status from Employee to Consultant, an Employee's Incentive Stock Option shall
convert automatically to a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the ninety-first (91st)
day following such change of status. If the Grantee does not exercise such
Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option
shall terminate.

                  (d) Disability of Grantee. In the event of termination of a
  Grantee's Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant as a result
  of his or her disability, Grantee may, but only within three hundred
  sixty-five (365) days from the date of such termination (and in no event later
  than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
  Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise
  it at the date of such termination; provided, however, that if such disability
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such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option such Incentive Stock Option shall automatically convert
to a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one day
following such termination. To the extent that Grantee is not entitled to
exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Grantee does not exercise
such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.

                  (e) Death of Grantee. In the event of the death of a Grantee,
the Option may be exercised at any time within five hundred forty-seven (547)
days following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of
the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Grantee's
estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest
or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise
the Option at the date of death. If, at the time of death, the Grantee was not
entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the
unexercisable portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If,
after death, the Grantee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise
the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

                  (f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer
to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based
on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and
communicate to the Grantee at the time that such offer is made.

         9.       Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

         (a) Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option
unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares
pursuant thereto shall comply with all Applicable Laws, and shall be further
subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

         (b) As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may
require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any
Applicable Laws.

         10. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required
action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each
outstanding Option, and the number of Shares which have been authorized for
issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or
which have been returned to the Plan, as well as the price per share of Common
Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted
for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock
resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination
or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other similar event resulting in
an increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock. Except
as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of
any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any


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<PAGE>   12
class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Option.

         11. Corporate Transactions/Changes in Control/Subsidiary Dispositions.

         (a) The Administrator shall have the authority, exercisable either in
advance of any actual or anticipated Corporate Transaction, Change in Control or
Subsidiary Disposition or at the time of an actual Corporate Transaction, Change
in Control or Subsidiary Disposition and exercisable at the time of the grant of
an Option under the Plan or any time while an Option remains outstanding, to
provide for the full automatic vesting and exercisability of one or more
outstanding unvested Options under the Plan and the release from restrictions on
transfer and repurchase or forfeiture rights of such Options in connection with
a Corporate Transaction, Change in Control or Subsidiary Disposition, on such
terms and conditions as the Administrator may specify. The Administrator also
shall have the authority to condition any such Option vesting and exercisability
or release from such limitations upon the subsequent termination of the
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant of the Grantee within a specified
period following the effective date of the Change in Control or Subsidiary
Disposition. The Administrator may provide that any Options so vested or
released from such limitations in connection with a Change in Control or
Subsidiary Disposition, shall remain fully exercisable until the expiration or
sooner termination of the Option. Effective upon the consummation of a Corporate
Transaction, all outstanding Options under the Plan shall terminate unless
assumed by the successor company or its Parent.

         (b) The portion of any Incentive Stock Option accelerated under this
Section 11 in connection with a Corporate Transaction, Change in Control or
Subsidiary Disposition shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option
under the Code only to the extent the $100,000 dollar limitation of Section 
422(d) of the Code is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is
exceeded, the accelerated excess portion of such Option shall be exercisable as
a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

         12. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by
the Board. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless
sooner terminated.

         13. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan.

                  (a) The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the
Plan. To the extent required to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company shall
obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment in such manner and to such a
degree as required.

                  (b) No Option may be granted during any suspension of the Plan
or after termination of the Plan.

                  (c) Any amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall
not affect Options already granted, and such Options shall remain in full force
and effect as if the Plan had not been amended, suspended or terminated, unless
mutually agreed otherwise between the 


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<PAGE>   13
Grantee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by
the Grantee and the Company.

         14.      Reservation of Shares.

                  (a) The Company, during the term of the Plan, will at all
times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

                  (b) The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's
counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder,
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or
sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been
obtained.

        15. No Effect on Terms of Employment. The Plan shall not confer upon any
Grantee any right with respect to continuation of employment or consulting
relationship with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her
right or the Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting
relationship at any time, with or without cause.


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<PAGE>   1
                         MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
                          EXHIBIT 11.1 - COMPUTATION OF
                                INCOME PER SHARE
                         Three Years Ended June 30, 1996
                  (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1994         1995         1996
                                                                 ----         ----         ----
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>
Weighted average shares outstanding                            56,569       57,852       60,102

Add  weighted average shares from assumed exercise of options
     when treasury shares are reacquired
     at average stock market price                             10,791       13,148       16,720

Less weighted average shares assumed repurchased
     from tax benefit from the assumed exercise
     of non-qualified stock options                           (3,732)      (4,498)      (5,895)
                                                              ------       ------       ------

Weighted average shares outstanding applicable
     to computation of income per share                       63,628       66,502       70,927
                                                              ======       ======       ======

Net income applicable to computation of
     income per share                                        $24,082      $38,906     $123,345
                                                             =======      =======     ========

Income per share                                             $  0.38      $  0.59     $   1.74
                                                             =======      =======     ========
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>   1
                                                                    Exhibit 13.1






                                                       Maxim Integrated Products
                                                              1996 Annual Report
<PAGE>   2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

Net Revenues The Company reported net revenues of $421.6 million in fiscal 1996,
up $170.8 million or 68.1% from fiscal 1995. Fiscal 1995 net revenues exceeded
fiscal 1994 by $96.9 million or 63.0%. The increases related primarily to higher
unit shipments as a result of continued introduction of new proprietary products
and increased market acceptance of the Company's proprietary and second-source
products. The increases also reflect the acquisition of the Tektronix Integrated
Circuit Operation in May 1994. This acquisition contributed 10.6% and 13.5% of
net revenues in fiscal 1996 and 1995, respectively.

Approximately 57% of the Company`s net revenues were derived from customers
outside the U.S., primarily in Europe and the Pacific Rim (49% in fiscal 1995
and 52% in fiscal 1994). While a majority of these sales are denominated in U.S.
dollars, the Company purchases foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate
its risk on firm commitments and net monetary assets denominated in foreign
currencies, and as a result, the impact of changes in foreign currency on
revenues and the Company's results of operations for 1996 was minimal.

Gross Margin The Company's gross margin as a percentage of net revenues was
65.3%, 58.7%, and 58.3% in fiscal 1996, 1995, and 1994, respectively. The
improvements in fiscal 1996 and 1995 were principally due to production
efficiencies obtained through economies of scale.

In addition to the factors above, gross margins were adversely affected in
fiscal 1995 due to a $11.7 million charge related to the Company's program to
modernize its equipment and manufacturing facilities. The charge relates to a
cumulative adjustment for depreciation as a result of changing estimates of
useful lives associated with equipment that management estimates will be
replaced or substantially upgraded over the next three years. Gross margins were
also adversely affected in fiscal 1995 due to approximately $2.3 million of
other charges related to the Company's conversion to 6" wafers in the Beaverton,
Oregon, manufacturing facility.

Research and Development The Company is constantly working to introduce new
products through its research and development efforts. Research and development
expenses of 11.3%, 16.9%, and 14.7% of net revenues in fiscal 1996, 1995, and
1994, respectively, decreased as a percent of net revenues due to higher sales
volume. In absolute dollars, research and development expenses increased 12.1%,
87.9%, and 37.3% in fiscal 1996, 1995, and 1994, respectively, due primarily to
increased headcount and spending associated with new product development
efforts. The percentage increase from fiscal 1994 to 1995 was due, in part, to
$5.4 million of charges relating to the Company's program to modernize its
equipment.

Selling, General and Administrative Selling, general and administrative expenses
were 9.9%, 19.0%, and 20.5% of net revenues in fiscal 1996, 1995, and 1994,
respectively. The percentage decrease from fiscal 1995 to 1996 was due to
increased sales volume and the Company's plan to control expenses. The
percentage decrease from fiscal year 1994 to 1995 was also primarily due to
increased sales volume, although actual expenses increased primarily due to the
Company's international expansion and certain one-time costs associated with
technology licensing matters.


2
<PAGE>   3
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                                       AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Interest Interest income increased due to higher invested cash, cash
equivalents, and short-term investments.

Provision for Income Taxes The effective tax rate of 35% for fiscal 1996
remained unchanged when compared to fiscal 1995. The effective tax rate in
fiscal 1994 was 36%.

OUTLOOK:

The Company ended fiscal 1996 with backlog scheduled for shipment in the next 12
months of $140 million. The decline during FY96 reflects the combination of the
Company's success in increasing production to ship the backlog and a higher than
normal rate of cancellations by the Company's distribution and OEM customers in
the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 1996. Those cancellations were $28
million and $33 million in the third and fourth quarter, respectively. The
Company believes the cancellations largely resulted from our customers'
over-ordering in fiscal 1995 when industry-wide integrated circuit supply was
seriously constrained and lead times were considerably longer than today. In the
semiconductor industry, there is a close correlation between lead times and the
amount of inventories and backlog coverage an equipment manufacturer must have.
When lead times lengthen, bookings abnormally increase (as seen in FY95) and
inventories increase to reflect the fact that it now takes end-market equipment
manufacturers longer to receive the components they need to support their
production run rates. When lead times decrease (as they did in the second half
of FY96), equipment manufacturers do not have to place new orders until their
inventories and outstanding purchase orders on their suppliers equal the level
dictated by the shorter lead time.

Although it is difficult to determine, the Company believes that end market
consumption of its products at the end of Q4 exceeded the booking rates
experienced by the Company in the second half of fiscal 1996. Until the
Company's customers reduce their inventories of Maxim products, and net bookings
on the Company increase beyond the rate experienced in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 1996, the Company will have difficulty growing revenues and may in fact
experience a decline in revenues and earnings from 1996 levels.

FINANCIAL CONDITION:

Overview Total assets grew to $417.8 million at the end of fiscal 1996, up from
$256.1 million at the end of fiscal 1995. The increase is due to favorable
operating results for the year. Accounts receivable increased to $80.7 million
at the end of fiscal 1996 from $27.7 million at the end of fiscal 1995,
primarily due to an overall increase in sales volume, and an increase in
shipments occurring later in the quarter. Inventory increased to $30.5 million
at the end of fiscal 1996 from $19.1 million at the end of fiscal 1995, because
of higher manufacturing volumes and the extraordinarily low inventory level at
the end of fiscal 1995 caused by efforts to meet a surge in demand at that time.


                                                                               3
<PAGE>   4
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Liquidity and Capital Resources The Company's primary source of funds for fiscal
1996, 1995, and 1994 has been the net cash generated from operating activities
of approximately $119.5 million, $86.9 million, and $48.2 million, respectively.
In addition, the Company received approximately $19.7 million, $9.8 million, and
$6.4 million of proceeds from the exercises of stock options during fiscal 1996,
1995, and 1994, respectively.

The principal uses of funds for fiscal 1996 were purchases of property, plant
and equipment of $75.1 million ($35.6 million in 1995 and $21.8 million in 1994)
and repurchases of $27.4 million ($11.9 million in 1995 and $6.5 million in
1994) of the Company's common stock.

As of June 30, 1996, the Company's available funds consisted of approximately
$129.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term U.S. Government-backed
investments.

The Company anticipates investing approximately $40 million in property, plant
and equipment in fiscal 1997. Cash generated from operating activities will be
used to finance these expenditures.

The Company anticipates that the available funds and cash generated from
operations will be sufficient to meet cash and working capital requirements
through the end of fiscal 1997.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION:

The statements contained in this annual report which are not purely historical
are forward looking statements, including statements regarding the Company's
expectations, plans, or intentions regarding the future. Forward looking
statements include statements regarding growth of the market for integrated
circuits under the heading "New Products and New Markets," statements regarding
the Company's growth in revenues and earnings under the heading "Managing the
Short Term: Laying the Foundation for Future Growth," and statements regarding
the Company's backlog and growth in revenues under the heading "Outlook." All
forward looking statements included in this document are made as of the date
hereof, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and
the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward looking statement.

It is important to note that the Company's actual results could differ
materially from those in such forward looking statements. Forward looking
statements in this annual report involve risk and uncertainty. Important
factors, including overall economic conditions; demand for electronic products
and semiconductors generally; demand for the Company's products in particular;
availability of raw material, equipment, supplies and services; unanticipated
manufacturing problems; technological and product development risks;
competitors' actions; and other risk factors described in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results to differ
materially.



4
<PAGE>   5


                                                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 30,
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)                       1995           1996
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                         <C>            <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                                $ 54,966       $ 60,283
   Short-term investments                                     37,329         68,970
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total cash, cash equivalents and
      short-term investments                                  92,295        129,253
   Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful
      accounts of $1,145 in 1995 and $1,290 in 1996)          27,714         80,664
   Inventories                                                19,105         30,471
   Prepaid taxes and other current assets                     22,708         24,163
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Total current assets                    161,822        264,551
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Property, plant and equipment, at cost, less
   accumulated depreciation                                   87,925        147,068
Other assets                                                   6,386          6,175
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            $256,133       $417,794
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current liabilities:
   Capital lease obligations                                $     40        $   ---
   Accounts payable                                           24,785         29,738
   Income taxes payable                                        1,805         19,323
   Accrued salaries                                            9,795         12,897
   Accrued expenses                                           16,358         11,880
   Payable related to building acquisitions                    5,550            ---
   Deferred income on shipments to distributors                7,511         14,531
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Total current liabilities                65,844         88,369
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Liabilities                                              6,000          4,000
Deferred income taxes                                          5,579            ---
Commitments and Contingencies                                    ---            ---
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $0.001 par value;
      Authorized:  2,000,000 shares;
      Issued and outstanding:  none                              ---           ---
   Common stock, $0.001 par value;
      Authorized:  120,000,000 shares;
      Issued and outstanding:  58,873,158 shares in
         1995 and 61,445,519 shares in 1996                       60             62
   Additional paid-in capital                                 64,896         89,939
   Retained earnings                                         113,451        236,796
   Translation adjustment                                        303         (1,372)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Total stockholders' equity              178,710        325,425
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            $256,133       $417,794
===================================================================================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.



                                                                               5
<PAGE>   6
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the years ended June 30,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)             1994                1995                 1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>                 <C>                  <C>
Net revenues                                          $153,932            $250,820             $421,626
Cost of goods sold                                      64,250             103,598              146,253
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Gross margin                             89,682             147,222              275,373
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating expenses:
   Research and development                             22,561              42,392               47,532
   Selling, general and administrative                  31,547              47,596               41,951
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        54,108              89,988               89,483
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Operating income                         35,574              57,234              185,890
Interest income                                          2,109               2,646                4,604
Interest expense                                           (55)                (25)                 (37)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Income before provision
                  for income taxes                      37,628              59,855              190,457
Provision for income taxes                              13,546              20,949               67,112
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net income                            $  24,082           $  38,906             $123,345
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income per share                                     $    0.38           $    0.59             $   1.74
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common and common equivalent shares                     63,628              66,502               70,927
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.



6
<PAGE>   7
                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Common
For the years ended June 30,                             Stock               Additional
                                                -----------------------       Paid-In        Retained      Translation
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)        Shares       Par Value       Capital        Earnings       Adjustment       Total
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1993                         55,677,512        $56        $ 47,507        $ 50,463       $  (690)       $ 97,336
Exercise of stock options under
   the Stock Option and Purchase
   Plans                                         2,239,396          2           6,359              --            --           6,361
Repurchase of common stock                        (570,000)        --          (6,493)             --            --          (6,493)
Warrants                                                --         --           2,000              --            --           2,000
Tax benefit on exercise of non-qualified
   stock options and disqualifying
   dispositions under stock plans                       --         --           6,175              --            --           6,175
Translation adjustment                                  --         --              --              --           731             731
Net income                                              --         --              --          24,082            --          24,082
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1994                         57,346,908         58          55,548          74,545            41         130,192
Exercise of stock options under
   the Stock Option and Purchase
   Plans                                         2,303,250          2           9,764              --            --           9,766
Repurchase of common stock                        (777,000)        --         (11,936)             --            --         (11,936)
Tax benefit on exercise of non-qualified
   stock options and disqualifying
   dispositions under stock plans                       --         --          11,520              --            --          11,520
Translation adjustment                                  --         --              --              --           262             262
Net income                                              --         --              --          38,906            --          38,906
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1995                         58,873,158         60          64,896         113,451           303         178,710
Exercise of stock options under
   the Stock Option and Purchase
   Plans                                         3,399,361          3          19,677              --            --          19,680
Repurchase of common stock                        (827,000)        (1)        (27,370)             --            --         (27,371)
Tax benefit on exercise of non-qualified
   stock options and disqualifying
   dispositions under stock plans                       --         --          32,736              --            --          32,736
Translation adjustment                                  --         --              --              --        (1,675)         (1,675)
Net income                                              --         --              --         123,345            --         123,345
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1996                         61,445,519        $62        $ 89,939        $236,796       $(1,372)       $325,425
===================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.


                                                                               7
<PAGE>   8
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the years ended June 30,
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(Amounts in thousands)                                               1994            1995             1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                              <C>             <C>            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                                                       $ 24,082        $ 38,906        $ 123,345
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization                                    7,901          11,617           12,899
   Reduction of equipment value                                        --          18,046            1,344
   Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable                                           1,227          (9,764)         (52,950)
      Inventories                                                    (504)           (775)         (11,366)
      Prepaid taxes and other current assets                       (7,254)         (7,938)          (1,455)
      Accounts payable                                                561          14,090            4,953
      Income taxes payable                                          7,692           8,150           50,254
      Deferred income taxes                                         2,674             723           (5,579)
      Deferred income on shipments to distributors                  2,172             465            7,020
      All other accrued liabilities                                 9,650          13,426           (8,926)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                          48,201          86,946          119,539
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Additions to property, plant and equipment                     (21,848)        (35,553)         (75,061)
   Other non-current assets                                          (362)         (5,224)             211
   Purchase of held-to-maturity securities                        (16,821)        (67,713)        (137,882)
   Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity securities         16,937          50,781          106,241
   Acquisition                                                    (26,000)             --               --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used in investing activities                             (48,094)        (57,709)        (106,491)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Issuance of common stock                                         6,361           9,766           19,680
   Principal payments on capital lease obligations                   (508)           (134)             (40)
   Repurchase of common stock                                      (6,493)        (11,936)         (27,371)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                  (640)         (2,304)          (7,731)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                 (533)         26,933            5,317
Cash and cash equivalents:
   Beginning of year                                               28,566          28,033           54,966
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   END OF YEAR                                                   $ 28,033        $ 54,966        $  60,283
==========================================================================================================

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Interest                                                      $     51        $     24        $      37
   Income taxes                                                  $  9,774        $ 25,680        $  19,381
Noncash transactions:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Purchase of building in exchange for payable                        --        $  5,550               --
==========================================================================================================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.




8
<PAGE>   9
                                      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Nature of Operations:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., designs, develops, and manufactures linear and
mixed-signal integrated circuits. Products include data converters, interface
circuits, microprocessor supervisors, operational amplifiers, power supplies,
multiplexers, switches, battery chargers, battery management circuits, RF
circuits, fiber optic transceivers, and voltage references. Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc., is a global company with manufacturing facilities in the United
States and sales offices throughout the world. The Company's products are sold
to customers in the data processing, telecommunications, networking, industrial
control, instrumentation, and military markets. The Company derives more than
half of its revenues from international sales.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Basis of presentation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc., and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated. Accounts denominated in foreign
currencies have been translated using the local currency as the functional
currency.

Cash equivalents and short-term investments:

For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly
liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or
less to be cash equivalents. Short-term investments consist of U.S. Government
obligations and Municipal Bond obligations collateralized by U.S. Government
obligations with original maturities beyond three months and those that will
mature within one year.

At June 30, all debt securities, which consist of U.S. Treasury securities and
various municipal bond obligations collaterized by U.S. Treasury Securities all
maturing within one year, are designated as held-to-maturity and carried at
amortized cost which approximates market value. The amortized cost of debt
securities in this category is adjusted for amortization of premiums and
accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization is included in investment
income. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be
other-than-temporary on held-to-maturity securities are included in investment
income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification
method. Interest on securities classified as held-to-maturity is included in
investment income.

Derivative financial instruments held for purposes other than trading:

The Company enters into forward exchange contracts to hedge certain firm sales
commitments denominated in foreign currencies and the net monetary assets and
liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries. The purpose of the Company's foreign
currency hedging activities is to protect the Company from the risk that the
eventual dollar cash flows resulting from the sale of products to international
customers and its subsidiaries will be adversely affected by changes in exchange
rates. Gains and losses related to these contracts are deferred and matched with
the overall gains or losses from the underlying transactions.


                                                                               9
<PAGE>   10
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Inventories:

Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates first
in, first out) or market.

Property, plant and equipment:

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciation is computed on
the straight line method over estimated useful lives of 1 to 40 years. Leased
machinery and equipment and leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser
of their useful lives or the remaining term of the related lease.

In 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board released the Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No.121 (SFAS 121), "Accounting for the Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of." SFAS 121
requires recognition of impairment of long-lived assets in the event that the
net book value of such assets exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows
attributable to such assets. The Company is required to adopt SFAS 121 in the
fiscal year ending June 28, 1997. Adoption of SFAS 121 is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Deferred income on shipments to distributors:

A portion of the Company's sales are made to domestic distributors under
agreements which provide for certain price rebates and limited product return
privileges. As a result, the Company defers recognition of such sales until the
merchandise is sold by the distributors.

Foreign Currency Translation:

Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries operating in foreign jurisdictions are
translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. The effects of exchange
rate fluctuations on translating foreign currency assets and liabilities are
accumulated in a separate component of stockholders' equity. Results of
operations in foreign jurisdictions are translated into U.S. dollars at average
rates of exchange prevailing during the year.

Employee stock plans:

The Company accounts for its stock option and employee stock purchase plans in
accordance with provisions of the Accounting Principles Board's Opinion No. 25
(APB 25), "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." In 1995, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board released the Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 123 (SFAS 123), "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation." SFAS 123
provides an alternative to APB 25 and is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1995. The Company expects to continue to account for its
employee stock plans in accordance with the provisions of APB 25. Accordingly,
SFAS 123 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial
position or results of operations.


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                                      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Stock dividend/split:

On November 16, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a two-for-one
split of the Company's common stock effected in the form of a stock dividend,
which was paid on December 13, 1995, to stockholders of record as of November
29, 1995. The stated par value of each share remained $0.001. A total of $30,000
was reclassified from the Company's additional paid-in capital account to the
Company's common stock account. All shares and per share amounts have been
retroactively restated to reflect the stock split.

Income taxes:

Effective July 1, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" ("FAS 109"). The cumulative
effect of the adoption of FAS 109 was not material.

Income per share:

Income per share is based upon the weighted number of common and common
equivalent shares (stock options and stock warrants) outstanding during the
period.

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates
relate to the useful lives of fixed assets, allowances for doubtful accounts and
customer returns, inventory reserves, potential reserves relating to litigation
matters, accrued liabilities, and other reserves. Actual results may differ from
those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial
statements.

Concentration of credit risk:

Due to the Company's credit evaluation and collection process, bad debt expenses
have been insignificant. Credit risk with respect to trade receivables is
limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers make up the
Company's customer base, thus spreading the credit risk. While a significant
portion of the Company's revenues are made through domestic and international
distributors, including five distributors which account for approximately 29% of
revenues in fiscal 1996, no single customer has accounted for greater than 10%
of net revenues in the last three fiscal years.

The Company places its investments with government entities and high credit
quality financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure to any
one financial institution.


                                                                              11
<PAGE>   12
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Concentration of other risks:

The semiconductor industry is characterized by rapid technological change,
competitive pricing pressures, and cyclical market patterns. The Company's
results of operations are affected by a wide variety of factors, including
general economic conditions, both at home and abroad, economic conditions
specific to the semiconductor industry, the timely implementation of new
manufacturing technologies, the ability to safeguard patents and intellectual
property in a rapidly evolving market, and reliance on assembly and test
subcontractors and independent distributors and sales representatives. As a
result, the Company may experience substantial period-to-period fluctuations in
future operating results due to the factors mentioned above or other factors.

Financial presentation:

Certain prior year amounts on the Consolidated Financial Statements have been
reclassified to conform to the 1996 presentation.

3. Acquisition:

On May 27, 1994, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of the
Tektronix Integrated Circuit Operation in exchange for $26,000,000 cash and
warrants to purchase 600,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $15 per
share (valued at $2,000,000). These warrants remain outstanding at June 30,
1996. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase.

4. Investments:

Investments in held-to-maturity securities at June 30 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Amounts in thousands)                                        1995 Cost      1996 Cost
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>
U.S. Treasury Securities                                       $13,321        $55,878
Municipal bonds collaterized by U.S. Treasury Securities        38,441         18,061
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               $51,762        $73,939
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amounts included in short-term investments                     $37,329        $68,970
Amounts included in cash and cash equivalents                   14,433          4,969
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               $51,762        $73,939
=====================================================================================
</TABLE>

There are no gross realized gains or losses for the years ended June 30, 1995
and 1996.


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<PAGE>   13
                                      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


5. Inventories:

The components of inventories at June 30 were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Amounts in thousands)               1995           1996
- --------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>            <C>
Raw materials                     $ 1,925        $ 3,720
Work in process                     9,444         16,908
Finished goods                      7,736          9,843
- --------------------------------------------------------
                                  $19,105        $30,471
- --------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

6. Foreign Exchange Contracts:

At June 30, 1996, the Company held forward exchange contracts, all having
maturities of less than one year, to exchange various foreign currencies for
U.S. dollars in the amount of $51.3 million. Gains and losses related to these
contracts are deferred and matched with the overall gains or losses from the
underlying transactions. The table below summarizes, by currency, the
contractual amounts of the Company's forward exchange contracts and net
unrealized gain or loss at June 30, 1995 and 1996.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    1995                            1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Forward      Unrealized         Forward     Unrealized
(Amounts in thousands)    Contracts     Gain/(Loss)       Contracts    Gain/(Loss)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>               <C>          <C>
Currency:
   Yen                     $  8,896       $   (933)         $28,335         $1,632
   Pound Sterling             1,651            (31)           9,921           (189)
   German Mark                  844            (93)           8,745            449
   French Franc               1,096            (53)           4,326            102
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            $12,487        $(1,110)         $51,327         $1,994
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



                                                                              13
<PAGE>   14
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


7. Property, Plant and Equipment and Other Assets:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Property, plant and equipment at June 30 consists of:
(Amounts in thousands)                  1995          1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>         <C>
Buildings                            $20,364     $  20,410
Building improvements                 13,581        13,739
Machinery and equipment               88,988       146,459
Leased machinery and equipment           591           --
- ----------------------------------------------------------
                                     123,524       180,608
- ----------------------------------------------------------
Less accumulated depreciation
   and amortization                  (43,784)      (50,357)
Land                                   8,185        16,817
- ----------------------------------------------------------
                                     $87,925      $147,068
- ----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

At June 30, 1995, accumulated depreciation relating to assets recorded under
capitalized leases was $546,000.

In fiscal 1995 and 1996, the Company recorded a write-down of fixed assets of
$18,046,000 and $1,344,000, respectively, relating to the Company's program to
modernize its equipment and manufacturing facilities. The write-down relates to
a cumulative adjustment for depreciation as a result of changing estimates of
useful lives associated with equipment that management estimates will be
replaced or substantially upgraded in the near future.

In 1996, other assets consisted primarily of deferred tax assets of $3,835,000
and notes receivable of $2,277,000. In 1995, other assets consisted primarily of
deferred tax assets of $4,450,000 and notes receivable of $1,872,000.

8. Commitments and Contingencies:

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the normal
course of its business. In the opinion of Management, these proceedings will not
have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of
operations of the Company.

The Company leases certain facilities, including a wafer fabrication facility
for which the lease expires in November 2003. Under that lease, the Company has
a five-year lease extension option and is responsible for maintenance, taxes,
and insurance on the facility.

Future annual minimum lease payments for all leased facilities are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year ending           (Amounts in thousands)
- ---------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>
      1997                                   $1,202
      1998                                      848
      1999                                      617
      2000                                      606
      2001-2009                               2,340
- ---------------------------------------------------
                                             $5,613
- ---------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Rent expense was $725,000, $943,000, and $1,343,000 in fiscal 1994, 1995, and
1996, respectively.


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<PAGE>   15
                                      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


9. Stockholders' Equity:

Stock option and purchase plans:

As of June 30, 1996, the Company has reserved a total of 23,104,025 of its
common shares for issuance to employees and certain others under its Incentive
Stock Option Plan, Supplemental Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan and
Nonemployee Stock Option Plan, and has reserved a total of 250,000 of its common
shares under the 1988 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan. Under the
Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Nonemployee Stock Option Plan, options are
granted at a price not less than fair market value as determined by the Board at
the date of grant. Under the Supplemental Plan, options are granted ordinarily
at a price not less than market value, but under the Plan, the Board has
authority to make grants at a price not less than 85% of fair market value.
Under the Participation Plan, employees of the Company may purchase shares of
common stock at a price not less than the lesser of 85% of the fair market value
of the stock either on the date the purchase right is granted or the date the
right is exercised. Options granted under the Incentive Stock Option and
Supplemental Plans expire from five to ten years from the date of the grant or
such shorter term as may be provided in the agreement. During fiscal 1996, the
Company received $32,736,000 of tax benefit on the exercise of non-qualified
stock options and on disqualifying dispositions under stock plans ($11,520,000
in 1995 and $6,175,000 in 1994).

Information with respect to activity under the stock option plans is set forth
below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Outstanding Options
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Shares
                               Available         Number of              Price
                               for Grant          Shares              Per Share
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1993           533,840         17,102,192        $ 0.38 TO $ 8.07
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>               <C>                 <C>
   Shares reserved             6,316,000                 --                     --
   Options granted            (6,688,296)         6,688,296        $ 8.91 to $13.25
   Options terminated            623,896           (623,896)       $ 0.38 to $12.88
   Options exercised                  --         (2,239,396)       $ 0.38 to $10.44
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1994           785,440         20,927,196        $ 0.38 TO $13.25
   Shares reserved             4,394,000                 --                      --
   Options granted            (5,119,830)         5,119,830        $10.36 to $23.38
   Options terminated            441,262           (441,262)       $ 0.38 to $22.88
   Options exercised                  --         (2,303,250)       $ 0.38 to $15.69
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1995           500,872         23,302,514        $ 0.38 TO $23.38
   Shares reserved             2,950,000                 --                      --
   Options granted            (3,636,001)         3,636,001        $25.44 to $40.25
   Options terminated            614,041           (614,041)       $ 0.38 to $37.63
   Options exercised                             (3,399,361)       $ 0.38 to $33.88
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1996           428,912         22,925,113        $ 0.38 TO $40.25
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

At June 30, 1996, options to purchase 8,131,602 shares of common stock were
exercisable (7,451,566 at June 30, 1995).


                                                                              15
<PAGE>   16
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


10. Income Taxes:

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year ending June 30,
(Amounts in thousands)       1994       1995       1996
- -------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>       <C>         <C>
Federal
   Current                $15,065   $ 28,006    $58,732
   Deferred                (3,712)   (11,406)    (3,730)
State
   Current                  2,287      5,473      9,113
   Deferred                  (620)    (2,018)      (410)
Foreign
   Current                    526        894      3,407
- -------------------------------------------------------
Total                     $13,546   $ 20,949    $67,112
- -------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Pretax income from foreign operations was approximately $8.1 million, $2.0
million, and $1.0 million for the years ended June 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994
respectively.

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the
statutory rate as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year ending June 30              1994      1995        1996
- -----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>      <C>         <C>
Federal statutory rate           35.0 %    35.0 %      35.0 %
State tax, net of
   federal benefit                2.9       3.8        3.0
General business credits         (2.3)     (1.9)        --
Exempt earnings of Foreign
   Sales Corporation             (3.1)     (2.2)      (2.7)
Other                             3.5       0.3       (0.1)
- -----------------------------------------------------------
Total                            36.0 %    35.0 %      35.2 %
- -----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The components of the
Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of June 30, 1995 and 1996 are
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Amounts in thousands)                                    1995       1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>        <C>
Deferred tax assets:
   Inventory valuation and reserves                    $ 4,170    $ 5,820
   Accrued compensation                                  2,736      3,188
   Other reserves and accruals not
     currently deductible for tax reporting             14,593     12,248
   Fixed assets cost recovery                            4,450      3,254
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                           $25,949    $24,510
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred tax liabilities-fixed assets cost recover     $ 5,579         --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



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                                      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


11. Segment Information:

The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of linear
and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the analog market, and its business
falls into one industry segment. Operations of the Company`s overseas
subsidiaries consist primarily of sales, marketing, and distribution.

Approximately 57% of the Company`s net revenues (including both U.S. export
sales and direct sales from subsidiaries, noted below) were derived from
customers outside of the U.S., primarily in Europe and the Pacific Rim (49% in
fiscal 1995 and 52% in fiscal 1994). Pacific Rim consists primarily of Japan.
Intercompany transfers between geographic areas are accounted for at prices that
approximate arm`s length transactions.

Information regarding geographic areas at and for the years then ended is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1994                                                    Geographic Area
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Amounts in thousands) :                  United States          Europe         Pacific Rim         Total
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>                  <C>              <C>                <C>
Net revenues from unaffiliated customers      $135,336          $16,249            $2,347          $153,932
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                              $ 34,477          $   746            $  351          $ 35,574
Identifiable assets                           $160,254          $16,800            $1,469          $178,523
Liabilities                                   $ 46,323          $ 1,665            $  343          $ 48,331
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1995                                                    Geographic Area
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Amounts in thousands) :                  United States          Europe         Pacific Rim         Total
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>                  <C>              <C>                <C>
Net revenues from unaffiliated customers      $209,490          $33,620            $7,710          $250,820
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                              $ 56,096          $  (255)           $1,393          $ 57,234
Identifiable assets                           $234,581          $17,405            $4,147          $256,133
Liabilities                                   $ 75,604          $ 1,285            $  534          $ 77,423
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1996                                                    Geographic Area
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>                  <C>              <C>                <C>
(Amounts in thousands) :                  United States          Europe         Pacific Rim         Total
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net revenues from unaffiliated customers      $344,922          $57,523           $19,181          $421,626
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                              $177,975          $ 4,871           $ 3,044          $185,890
Identifiable assets                           $373,341          $28,616           $15,837          $417,794
Liabilities                                   $ 89,634          $ 1,835           $   900          $ 92,369
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



                                                                              17
<PAGE>   18
REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors and Stockholders 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc., as of June 30, 1995 and 1996, and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended June 30, 1996. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc., at June 30, 1995 and 1996, and the consolidated results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
June 30, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                                              /s/ Ernst and Young, LLP

August 7, 1996
San Jose, California





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<PAGE>   19
                                                         SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal Year                        1992             1993              1994             1995              1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>             <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Net revenues                    $86,954         $110,184          $153,932         $250,820          $421,626
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of goods sold              $37,835         $ 46,841          $ 64,250         $103,598          $146,253
Gross margin %                     56.5%            57.5%             58.3%            58.7%             65.3%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                $20,466         $ 25,448          $ 35,574         $ 57,234          $185,890
   % of net revenues               23.5%            23.1%             23.1%            22.8%             44.1%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                      $13,673         $ 17,282          $ 24,082         $ 38,906          $123,345
Income per share                $  0.24         $   0.29          $   0.38         $   0.59          $   1.74
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shares used in per share
   calculation                   58,158           60,050            63,628           66,502            70,927
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash, cash equivalents
   and short-term investments   $33,686         $ 49,079          $ 48,430         $ 92,295          $129,253
Working capital                 $47,680         $ 64,047          $ 56,045         $ 95,978          $176,182
Total assets                    $95,546         $126,902          $178,523         $256,133          $417,794
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Long-term debt, less
   current portion              $   683         $    174          $     40         $     --         $     --
Stockholders' equity            $72,277         $ 97,336          $130,192         $178,710         $325,425
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



                                                                              19
<PAGE>   20
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY QUARTER

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unaudited
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     QUARTER ENDED
1996                                         9/30/95          12/31/95          3/31/96           6/30/96
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>             <C>               <C>               <C>
Net revenues                                 $96,443          $106,182         $109,001          $110,000
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of goods sold                           $38,597          $ 36,330         $ 35,356          $ 35,970
Gross margin %                                  60.0%             65.8%            67.6%             67.3%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                             $34,777          $ 47,889         $ 51,441          $ 51,783
   % of net revenues                            36.1%             45.1%            47.2%             47.1%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                   $22,585          $ 31,874         $ 34,182          $ 34,704
Income per share                             $  0.32          $   0.45         $   0.48          $   0.49
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shares used in per share
   calculation                                70,551            70,827           71,212            71,119
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Market price range   - High                  $ 40.50          $  41.88         $  43.75          $  37.88
                     - Low                   $ 25.25          $  27.75         $  28.75          $  24.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                     QUARTER ENDED
1995                                         9/30/94          12/31/94          3/31/95         6/30/95
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>              <C>               <C>            <C>
Net revenues                                 $52,004          $ 56,184          $66,628         $76,004
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of goods sold                           $21,633          $ 23,316          $27,651         $30,998
Gross margin %                                  58.4%             58.5%            58.5%           59.2%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                             $12,337          $ 13,186          $14,890         $16,821
   % of net revenues                            23.7%             23.5%            22.3%           22.1%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                   $ 8,304          $  8,930          $10,124         $11,548
Income per share                             $  0.13          $   0.14          $  0.15         $  0.17
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shares used in per share
   calculation                                65,089            66,116           66,502          68,301
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Market price range   - High                  $ 15.88          $  17.88          $ 19.88         $ 26.75
                     - Low                   $ 11.75          $  13.81          $ 14.13         $ 16.63
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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CORPORATE DATA
STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California


REGISTRAR/TRANSFER AGENT

Boston Equiserve
Boston, Massachusetts


CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

120 San Gabriel Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(408) 737-7600


FORM 10-K

A copy of the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities & Exchange
Commission, without exhibits, is available without charge upon writing to:

Stockholder Relations
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
120 San Gabriel Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94086


STOCK LISTING

At June 30, 1996, there were approximately 1,362 stockholders of record of the
Company's common stock. Maxim common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National
Market under the symbol MXIM. The Company has never paid cash dividends on its
common stock and has no present plans to do so.


ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of stockholders will be Thursday, November 14, 1996 at 11:00
a.m. at the Company's headquarters, 120 San Gabriel Drive, Sunnyvale, California
94086.




                                                                              21

<PAGE>   1
                                                                      EXHIBIT 21

                                   EXHIBIT 21

                              LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Subsidiary                                            Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- ------------------                                            -----------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>
Maxim Integrated Products                                     England
     UK Limited

Maxim International Inc.                                      Virgin Islands

Maxim GmbH                                                    Germany

Maxim SARL                                                    France

Maxim Japan                                                   Japan

Maxim Phil. Operating Corporation                             Philippines

Maxim Phil. Holding Corporation                               Philippines

     These Subsidiaries are 100% owned by the Registrant.

Maxtek Components Corporation                                 Oregon

     This Subsidiary is 50% owned by the Registrant.

Maxim Phil. Land Corporation                                  Philippines

     This Subsidiary is 40% owned by the Registrant.
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>   1
                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. of our report dated August 7, 1996, included
in the 1996 Annual Report to Stockholders of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule of Maxim
Integrated Products, Inc. listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based in our audits. In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos.33-57849, 33-72186, 33-54026, 33-44485, 33-37470, 33-37469,
33-34728 and 33-34519) pertaining to the 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the
1983 Supplemental Nonemployee Stock Option Plan, the 1987 Supplemental Stock
Option Plan, the 1987 Employee Stock Option Participation Plan, and the 1988
Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan of our report dated August 7, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by
reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to
the consolidated financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

                                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
September 23, 1996

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUN-30-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             JUL-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<CASH>                                         129,253
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   81,954
<ALLOWANCES>                                   (1,290)
<INVENTORY>                                     30,471
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               264,551
<PP&E>                                         197,425
<DEPRECIATION>                                (50,357)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 417,794
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           88,369
<BONDS>                                              0
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                            62
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